Nigeria aims to boost oil output
Abuja – Nigeria said on Wednesday it aims to produce 1.88 million barrels per day of crude oil next... Read more
23 Sep
South African Airways resumes flights after bankruptcy
Johannesburg – South Africa’s embattled national airline on Thursday flew its first plane since March 2020 after emerging from bankruptcy... Read more
23 Sep
Nigeria, Ghana sprint to join digital currency race
Lagos – Nigeria and Ghana are racing to adopt a central bank digital currency as they look to ride... Read more
22 Sep
South Africa regulator approves controversial floating power plants
Johannesburg – South Africa’s energy regulator on Tuesday approved generating licenses for three controversial floating power plants, stoking environmental concerns... Read more
22 Sep
Nigeria to incorporate state-run oil firm
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday ordered the incorporation of the state-run oil company within six months and... Read more
20 Sep
China losing battle to sell its ‘win-win’ deals to Congolese
Kinshasa – Much has ground to a halt during the coronavirus pandemic, but not the march of Sino-Congolese friendship. Or... Read more
18 Sep
Kinshasa in frozen chicken battle
Kinshasa – Frozen chicken, deemed more convenient and cheaper than fresh poultry that needs to be killed and plucked, is... Read more
16 Sep
Sudan inflation eases for first time under transition
Khartoum – Sudan’s annual inflation rate has slowed, state media reported on Tuesday, the first decline under the transitional... Read more
15 Sep
Nigeria seeks nearly $5bn in extra foreign financing
Abuja – Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday sought parliamentary approval for nearly $5 billion in additional external borrowing... Read more
15 Sep
British American Tobacco made ‘questionable payments’ to 10 African countries – watchdog
Johannesburg – Tobacco giant British American Tobacco (BAT) allegedly made hundreds of “questionable payments” in 10 African countries over five... Read more
14 Sep
